Survival High With Lung Transplant for COVID-19-Associated ARDS
No patients demonstrated antibody-mediated rejection; all recipients alive at follow-up
Guidelines Issued for Managing Critically Ill Pediatric Patients
Guidelines address seven domains of care, including analgesia, sedation, delirium, and optimizing the environment
Odds of Severe, Critical COVID-19 Up With Vitamin D Deficiency
Patients with severe or critical disease more often had preinfection vitamin D deficiency than those with mild-to-moderate disease
Vaccine Effectiveness Up After Three COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
VE lower during omicron- versus delta-predominant period at all time points; waned with increasing time since vaccination
11.5 Percent of Under 65-Year-Olds Uninsured in 2020
Adults aged 18 to 64 years living in non-Medicaid expansion states twice as likely to be uninsured as those living in expansion states
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Seems Safe for High-Risk Children
Recipient plasma neutralization titers were 6.2 percent of donor titers as early as 30 minutes after transfusion
Top White House Science Adviser Resigns After Probe Into ‘Disrespectful’ Behavior
Eric Lander said his resignation is effective 'no later than February 18 in order to permit an orderly transfer'
Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Tied to Lower Survival Post-ICU
Survival following ICU stay worse for patients with alcohol-associated versus other types of cirrhosis independent of alcohol abstinence
ASA: Scoring System May Predict Stroke Risk in COVID-19 Inpatients
Score based on six clinical factors including no fever at time of admission, no history of pulmonary disease, high white blood cell count